Lawmakers in this state counted on those dollars when they approved a budget earlier this year. Without them, the state faced a shortfall of slightly more than $300 million. The federal bill also will bring about $205 million in education funding, which will help...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives voted along mostly partisan lines Tuesday to send an additional $26.1 billion in Medicaid and education funding to cash-strapped states. Soon after, President Barack Obama signed into law this measure that contains $16.1...